Dwarf Dog-faced Bat vs Gum-elemi

Molossops temminckii compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Dwarf Dog-faced Bat is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Molossidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Molossops	Bursera
Species	Molossops temminckii	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Dog-faced Bat	Gum-elemi
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Dog-faced Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia